"the piece into third place on the station's ""Hall of Fame"", an annual poll of the most popular classical music works. The piece was used, in part, in the 2003 film """" directed by Peter Weir. The rising, organ-like melody is used to sombre effect when one of the crew of HMS ""Surprise"" is cut adrift after falling overboard and is swept away during a storm. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, also known as the Tallis Fantasia, is a work for string orchestra by the British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. It"
"""Aura"". This development has culminated in one of his most popular scores to date, his Clarinet Concerto (2002), which has a folk-like melody and rich orchestration. His recent work, ""Two Episodes"", was premiered at the BBC Proms on 24 July 2016. It is a companion piece to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, containing allusions to both the symphony and other works by the composer, rather in the same way that I.M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid complements the Tuileries Palace in Paris. Lindberg has received a number of composition prizes, including the Prix Italia (1986), the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers (1986), the Nordic"
"as his first, which continues to be very popular in both repertoire and audience terms. In 1996, it was voted the number one work in the Classic FM (UK) Hall of Fame by the station's listeners. In its profile of Bruch, Classic FM described the violin concerto as ""one of the best works of the Romantic period"". Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bruch) Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, is one of the most popular violin concertos in the repertoire and, along with the Scottish Fantasy, the composer’s most famous work. It has been recorded often."
"Classic FM Hall of Fame The Classic FM Hall of Fame is an annual compilation of the most popular 300 classical works as polled by listeners of Classic FM through a public vote. With more than 150,000 voters, each choosing their three favourites in order of preference, Classic FM claim their Hall of Fame is the world's most comprehensive poll of classical music tastes. The chart countdown is traditionally broadcast over the Easter weekend, extended by public holidays in the UK, since the event began in 1996. The compilation is notable for featuring a wide variety of classical works. Pieces"
"In a 2011 poll of listeners to choose the nation's Desert Island Discs, the work was chosen as Britain's all-time favourite. From 2007 to 2010, the piece was voted number one in the Classic FM annual Hall of Fame poll, over Elgar's Cello Concerto, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and another work of Vaughan Williams, the ""Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"". In 2011–2013 it was usurped by Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, but was placed first in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, but dropped to no. 3 in 2018. In 2011, in a radio poll"
"Orchestra can be heard regularly on Classic FM, where his last five albums of International Light Music were all chosen as Featured Album - •""Leroy Anderson Favourites""(2016):(... his performances of music of this character are endemic to a conductor who seems to have these pieces as part of his cardio-vascular system, this attractive music benefitting hugely from the quality this gifted conductor brings to it: Musical Opinion/2016): •""Orient Express: 20 Light Classics Europe and beyond""(2014): •""Manhattan Playboys:American Light Classics""(2013): •""The Merrymakers:British Light Classics""(2012): •""In London Town: A musical tour of the historic sights of London""(2011). Other recordings include: •""Scotland's Tunes"
"""Who Do You Think You Are?"" and the ITV series ""Long Lost Family"". Many productions have been nominated for BAFTAs. In 2016 his score to was nominated for an RTS Award for best score. He also scored a film 'Revolution a new art for a new world'. Edmund Jolliffe Edmund Jolliffe is a British composer of contemporary classical and commercial music. He has written extensively for television and has also written much music for the concert hall. His catalogue includes many choral works, chamber and vocal works and solo instrumental works. In 2007 his organ piece ""Quiet Rush"" was picked"
"has held for more than 12 years. Now concentrating on conducting, composing, arranging and producing, he also acts as a music consultant for concerts and recording. He has worked with a diverse range of artists in both classical and popular music. He has written and arranged for television and radio for many years, and has a huge library of musical arrangements. David wrote the original Classic FM jingle, including the many arrangements and variations that have been heard on the London-based radio station for 20 years, apart from a break of 18 months. The jingle package won the prestigious award"
"first appeared on the station in 2004 as guest presenter of the ""Composer's Notes"" series in which he examined the finances and wealth of famous composers. In September 2010 it was announced that he would be presenting the Classic FM weekday morning show (9:00-13:00) from January 2011, taking over from the show's previous host Simon Bates. This quickly became Classic FM's most listened to show, with over 3 million listeners per week. John Suchet is a fan of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven and has become one of the UK's leading experts on the composer and his works, publishing five"
"victim of official censure numerous times), and that the comment was actually meant to be tongue-in-cheek. Despite the apparent simplistic nature of this concerto, the public has always regarded it warmly, and it stands as one of Shostakovich's most popular pieces. In 2017, the concerto was voted 19th in the Classic FM Hall of Fame. Despite his dismissal of the concerto, the composer performed it himself on a number of occasions, and recorded it along with his first concerto. Both are played at fast tempi rarely matched in modern recordings. Maxim's own son, Dmitri Maximovich Shostakovich, has also recorded the"
"London Symphony Orchestra, as well as music for over 50 commercials and also arrangements and orchestrations for both pop and classical artists. In 2016 the documentary film ""A Good American"", directed by Fritz Moser, with music by Slaski, was screened at the CPH:DOX Festival in Denmark. His score was nominated for the Österreichische Filmpreis (Austrian Film Award) in 2017 and the soundtrack was released by Quartet Records. Christopher Slaski Christopher Slaski is a composer who has created music for films, television, theatre and live performance. He is a past recipient of the award for ""Best Young European Film Composer"" presented"
"by the ASMF from the old Philips label have been reissued on Pentatone. The orchestra has also recorded under the names ""Argo Chamber Orchestra"", ""London String Players"", and ""London Strings"". The soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film ""Amadeus"", a fictional account of the life of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his bitter feud with rival Antonio Salieri, features many of Mozart’s most popular compositions. Recorded by the Academy and Sir Neville Marriner in 1984, the soundtrack to ""Amadeus"" reached #1 in the Billboard Classical Albums Chart, #56 in the Billboard Popular Albums Chart, has sold over 6.5 million copies to"
"Dresden, the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra, the North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Filarmonica di Bacau and the Chamber Orchestra of Central Germany. With over 95 million views (in December 2018), Vadim Chaimovich's interpretation of Frédéric Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 is one of the most viewed classical music videos and the most popular recording of a composition by Chopin on YouTube. His recording of Edvard Grieg's lyric piece «Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1» can be heard in Tom Tykwer's drama television series Babylon Berlin (2017 – 2018) (Season 1 Episode 7) Vadim Chaimovich Vadim Chaimovich ()"
"of channels. ""Chinese School"" was voted fourth most popular in the BBC Best of the Year Documentary and shortlisted Best Documentary Series Broadcast Awards. Reilly composed the music for """" and ""Reel History of Britain""presented by broadcaster Lord Melvyn Bragg - performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The BBC animation series - ""The Story Of Britain"" was nominated for a BAFTA . Mastermind - BBC Two - new arrangements for the iconic quiz show - one of the longest running shows on the BBC. Graham Reilly Graham Reilly is a British composer, known for composing television music in the UK,"
"Richard Harvey Richard Harvey (born 25 September 1953) is a BAFTA Award–winning English musician and composer. Originally of the mediaevalist progressive rock group Gryphon, he is best known now for his film and television soundtracks. He is also known for his guitar concerto ""Concerto Antico"", which was composed for the guitarist John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra. In April 2012, UK radio listeners voted Richard Harvey's Concerto Antico into the Classic FM Hall of Fame for the first time. Born in London, Harvey soon became involved in music, learning the recorder when he was four years old, switching first"
"Oxford, and conducted by Stephen Darlington. ""Eternal Light: A Requiem"" has now had over 400 live performances across the world. In March 2009, Classic FM released ""Howard Goodall's Enchanted Voices"", a modern exploration of ancient chant, scored for upper voices, cello, organ, handbells and synthesiser. The disc marks Goodall's position as Classic FM's Composer-in-Residence for 2009. A month after its UK release, it became the best-selling specialist choral CD of 2009. It subsequently earned a nomination for Classical Brit Album of the Year. ""Howard Goodall's Enchanted Voices"" was followed by ""Howard Goodall's Enchanted Carols"" (November 2009) and ""Pelican in the"
"Violin and Chamber Orchestra 1963/68 (OehmsClassics OC 766). Ji Won Song, 1st prize winner 2016, José Gallardo (piano). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in E-flat major, KV 481, Sonata in F major, KV 376 / Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance in F major, op. 50, Rondo G major, WoO 41 / Fritz Kreisler: Rondino on a theme of Beethoven / Pablo de Sarasate: Fantasy on Mozart's Magic Flute. • ""Eingetaucht in die Ewigkeit, Augsburg – die bayerische Mozartstadt"", a film documentation by Bernhard Graf, Bavarian Radio, 2011, tracing Leopold Mozart and his ancestors.<br> • ""Mozart – die wahre Geschichte"", a film documentation"
"And, as of 2018, only five different pieces have ever held the number one position. 2013 provided the most controversial Hall of Fame to date due to the prevalence of an organised voting campaign concerning video game soundtracks by UK based games promoter Mark Robins. Several video game soundtracks were voted into the 2013 Hall of Fame, with the highest being Nobuo Uematsu's music for ""Final Fantasy"" at number three. Classic FM Hall of Fame The Classic FM Hall of Fame is an annual compilation of the most popular 300 classical works as polled by listeners of Classic FM through"
"with Amsterdam Sinfonietta. As soon as released, it has been chosen by Classic FM the CD of the week in the UK. This recording for Channel Classics combines Antonín Dvořák's romantic Serenade with two surprising works from the nineteen twenties by Pavel Haas and Erwin Schulhoff. This repertoire combination is typical for the Amsterdam Sinfonietta's concept of programming. Their previous release of Beethoven's String Quartet, op. 135, and Walton’s Sonata for Strings under Thompson's leadership was much acclaimed and chosen CD of the month in ""Gramophone"", BBC Recording of the Week and received a 10/10 from ""Luister Magazine"". Another recording"
"Classical Brit Award. It entered the Classic FM Top 300 in 2008 and fell out of the chart in 2011, returning in 2012 at no 221. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Hess) The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is a work by Nigel Hess, first performed in 2007. It was commissioned by HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, in memory of his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Prior to this, Hess was best known as a composer of film and television scores. The concerto was first performed by Lang Lang, who also recorded the work, in July 2007, at"
"there was Mark Griffiths' programme on Sunday, 26 March 2006. Classic FM's ""Hall of Fame"" is broadcast annually over the four days of the Easter weekend. First broadcast in 1996 the show counts down the 300 most-popular pieces as voted for by listeners, culminating in the number one on the evening of Easter Monday. The number one spot was occupied until 2001 by Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1, and then by Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. In 2006 the top spot was taken by Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. From 2007 to 2010, the top place on the Hall of Fame"
"has become one of the most respected countertenor singers in contemporary and new music and in 2016 was shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society awards in the Singer category. Over his career he has fostered numerous close relationships with living composers and has inspired numerous new works for the countertenor voice. Noteworthy operas with parts written specifically for Watts include ""The Navigator"" (Liza Lim), ""Duchess of Malfi"" (Torsten Rasch), ""Alice in Wonderland"" (Unsuk Chin), ""Between Worlds"" (Tansy Davies), ""The Minotaur"" and ""Gawain"" (Harrison Birtwistle), ""Homage to Klaus Nomi"" and ""The Outcast"", ""Lost Highway"", ""Bählamms Fest"" (Olga Neuwirth). In addition, numerous"
"composers include John Barry, Clint Mansell, Mike Oldfield, John Powell, Craig Armstrong, David Arnold, John Murphy, Monty Norman and Harry Gregson-Williams. George Frideric Handel became a naturalised British citizen and wrote the British coronation anthem, while some of his best works, such as ""Messiah"", were written in the English language. Andrew Lloyd Webber is a prolific composer of musical theatre. His works have dominated London's West End since the late 20th century and have also been a commercial success worldwide. The Beatles have international sales of over one billion units and are the biggest-selling and most influential band in the"
"and duets, numerous arias, chamber music, a large number of ecumenical pieces, odes and serenatas, and 16 organ concerti. His most famous work, the oratorio ""Messiah"" with its ""Hallelujah"" chorus, is among the most popular works in choral music and has become the centrepiece of the Christmas season. The Lobkowicz Palace in Prague holds Mozart's copy of ""Messiah"", complete with handwritten annotations. Among the works with opus numbers published and popularised in his lifetime are the Organ Concertos Op. 4 and Op. 7, together with the Opus 3 and Opus 6 concerti grossi; the latter incorporate an earlier organ concerto"
"was named Creative Director. City of London Sinfonia has won various awards, such as the Royal Philharmonic Society's Large Ensemble Award, the ""Best Opera Recording"" Grammy for its recording of Benjamin Britten's ""Peter Grimes"", and the Arts, Business and Sustainability Award from the national organisation Arts & Business, in recognition of the achievements of its partnership with principal sponsor MMC. CLS has recorded chamber orchestra and opera repertoire for a number of labels, including Chandos and Hyperion, and has worked on a number of choral albums with John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers for Collegium Records. In the 2018-19 Season,"
"First Prize Baden Competition - Best Performance of a work by Leoš Janáček Prague Academy of Music Arts - First Prize (1999) Johannes Brahms International Competition - First Prize (2002) Augury of Amadeus - unknown Composer: Various What A Piece Of Work Is Man - Albany Records 2005 Discography Composer: Joseph Summer Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? - Albany Records 2006 Discography Composer: Joseph Summer So Many Journeys - Albany Records 2009 Discography Composer: Joseph Summer Miroslav Sekera Miroslav Sekera is a Czech pianist who has won numerous awards, including first prize awards in the Chopin Competition"
"Beethoven's musical style Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most influential figures in the history of classical music. Since his lifetime, when he was ""universally accepted as the greatest living composer"", Beethoven's music has remained among the most performed, discussed and reviewed. Scholarly journals are devoted to analysis of his life and work. He has been the subject of numerous biographies and monographs, and his music was the driving force behind the development of Schenkerian analysis. He is widely considered as among the most important composers, and along with Bach and Mozart, his music is the most frequently recorded."
"""Surprise"" Symphony by Joseph Haydn. 33. Showdown in Maverick - Rodeo by Aaron Copland 34. The Long Shadow - Piano Concerto No 1 by Franz Liszt 35. Festival of the Sun - The Love of Three Oranges by Prokofiev 36. The Sea Princess - Debussy's La Mer 37. The Monks' Treasure - Solo Pieces for the Organ by J.S. Bach 38. King Arthur's Sword - Symphony No 40 by Mozart 39. The Magic Lyre - Piano Sonatas by Beethoven 40. The Great River - The Moldau by Smetana 41. In the Spotlight - Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite 42. Beyond the Wall"
"awarded a PhD from University of Bristol; his thesis was 'The German symphony between Beethoven and Brahms: the fall and rise of a genre'. Christopher Fifield Christopher Fifield (born 1945) is an English conductor and classical music historian and musicologist based in London. Since 1982 conductor of the Lambeth Orchestra, Fifield is known for his exploration of neglected compositions, often from the 19th century Romantic repertoire. He is also known to the classical music listening public for his concert intermission talks from The Proms and other broadcasts for BBC Radio 3, the BBC World Service, and Classic FM. He records"
"City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a regular conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra (conducting the Proms in the Park in London for three years running) and has made notable recordings of composer Richard Arnell's work as well as recordings by other neglected British composers. For three years running he conducted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, and he regularly conducts the Royal Ballet, both at Covent Garden and on their international tours. From 1994 to 1999 he was the principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in London and since 2010 he"
"Classic FM broadcasts the ""Nation's Favourite Christmas Carol"" in a similar format to the ""Hall of Fame"". The show counts down the 30 most popular Christmas carols every Christmas Day, as voted for by listeners. It began in 2001, with In the Bleak Midwinter winning the first vote. The following year, Silent Night was voted the nation's favourite. Every year since then the vote has been won by O Holy Night. At the heart of Classic FM's identity from the start was its playlist of popular classics. At launch it was compiled over the first few years by Robin Ray"
"many others. In 2009 he partnered with David Guetta to again establish a sound that became prolific for radio pop culture, this time combining EDM, pop and urban music. Giorgio continued to show his diversity when he composed all music and television themes for the UEFA 2016 European Football Championships. Apart from the title song with David Guetta and Zara Larsson, Giorgio also composed a classical piece which was recorded by the 130-piece Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. Giorgio, together with Franck van der Heijden, is the composer of the UEFA Nations League theme song, which was lauded by critics as one"
"concerts and compositions, but it was now possible for composers to survive without being permanent employees of queens or princes. The increasing popularity of classical music led to a growth in the number and types of orchestras. The expansion of orchestral concerts necessitated the building of large public performance spaces. Symphonic music including symphonies, musical accompaniment to ballet and mixed vocal/instrumental genres such as opera and oratorio became more popular. The best known composers of Classicism are Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. Beethoven and Schubert are also considered to be composers in the later"